Friday, March 23, 2012

The Hunger Games

GUESS where where we were last night, ummm ~ or should I say, this morning!!!!

And of course, Ellen had to go in costume! And her costume required feathers, lots of feathers, lots and lots and lots of feathers. Feathers that she cut off of boas (that I don't usually even like to have in the house because of all the little floaty feathers that come off of them!) and used to decorate her shirts to be the Mocking Jay.

All of her friends had read the books, and one was frantically reading the last chapter

before she saw the movie!

The fact that my children have so much fun with life ~ making their own costumes and dressing up when any occasion presents itself delights me, and I always encourage it...but when I say that I will be cleaning up black and white feathers for the next year...that is not an understatement!

Here they are putting the finishing touches on the costume, counting

down the hours until the movie starts!

Just wanted to prove to you that I was not exaggerating....take this scene and multiply it times ten!

"If at first, the idea is not absurd, there is no hope for it." -- Albert Einstein

"Ta Dah"............. :)

If you did not read the book, a Mocking Jay is a bird in the book that is genetically altered Mocking Bird with Blue Jay, and it can perfectly mimic what it hears...and if you did

not read the book ~you should!

It is really a good series! One of those books you cannot put down!

Here they are "flitting" around the theater....people would stop them to take photos with them...of course, that made their day ( or night )...Did I make it clear that this was the midnight premiere?

A few others dressed up...it wasn't near what you see at the Harry Potter Premiere but

it was festive.

These girls had a very festive time!

But, going to bed at 3:00 AM (yes, that is what time it was by the time we got home!) makes getting up at 6:45 AM a bit difficult...however, these girls pulled it off! I did ask them to show me what they

Well, I did not want to clean up those feathers either so that is why my children did so! However, it required several more attempts, which I did participate in! We are still finding strays in interesting places.

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I am "Mom" to three incredible, wonderful girls (I know, I know ~ I am a bit biased - but hey, aren't all Mamas...that is what we are here for ~ to champion our children!); a wonderful husband who doesn't get near enough credit in my blog; three gorgeous girl dogs; 15 egg producing chickens; one squawking cockatiel, two independent cats, 13 baby producing rabbits ~ yes the saying "breed like rabbits" is true; one cooing dove; seven hay and feed eating horses; two turtles that do nothing; and a partridge in a pear tree (had to say it!). This is a random blog that depicts a bit of what our crazy life is like when you mix them all together! If you have a minute ~ become a follower! If you like my posts ~ leave a comment. Enjoy the ride......